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Brain Buddy Defense Plan for Mental Health Challenges

Brain Buddy Defense Plan for Mental Health Challenges

In his December 2020 column, “The Hidden Fourth Wave of the Pandemic,” New York Times Columnist Farhad Manjoo wrote about the stress impacts of COVID-19. “America hasn’t begun to face this year’s mental health crisis,” Manjoo wrote. I believe he’s right and by the...
Living with Bipolar II in a COVID-19 World

Living with Bipolar II in a COVID-19 World

At first glance, when you meet me, you’re likely to think I have a #bestlife, primed and ready for Instagram stories. You’ll find a successful business sustainability consultant, women’s empowerment leader, and Shadow Work coach. Since 1993, I’ve led large...
Mental Health Deserts

Mental Health Deserts

What are mental health deserts? You’re probably familiar with the concept of food deserts right? Large swaths of the country where it is impossible to find healthy, affordable, produce for example. The corollary impact on people’s health – obesity, diabetes, heart...
Gratitude

Gratitude

The following is an excerpt from my upcoming memoir, BrainStorm: From Broken to Blessed on the Bipolar Spectrum.  Here’s what it’s like for those of us on the bipolar spectrum. Imagine you wake up every day with an excruciating, immobilizing headache. Your limbs are...
Emotional Fearlessness

Emotional Fearlessness

The following is an excerpt from my upcoming memoir, BrainStorm: From Broken to Blessed on the Bipolar Spectrum.  Because you are fluid with the darkness, you can be fully present with other people’s fears.  There is no place their fears can take you that you have not...